Hokusai
Americannoun
noun
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Nearly 80 exhibitors feature works from emerging talent as well as big-name artists such as Picasso, Degas, Goya, Bourgeois and Hokusai.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
A refined 1840 Hokusai portrait of a young samurai, painted for a male patron, bears a poem praising the boy’s loveliness with a metaphor about dew-soaked branches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
Additional pieces contain Murakami’s reimaginings of gilded floral motifs by Katsushika Hokusai, Ogata Korin and Ogata Kenzan; as well as the beautiful women rendered by Kikukawa Eizan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
Years ago, she remounted eight of the artworks in the upcoming Hokusai show.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
On page 163, "Hokousai" was changed to "Hokusai".
From Lafcadio Hearn by Kennard, Nina H.
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